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the master of the psychological thriller (Sunday Telegraph )
one of the truly individual voices in British teenage fiction (Independent )
Praise for Bloodchild: reminded me of Stephen King at his best. It's convincing, atmospheric and creepy. (Charlie Higson, Mail on Sunday )
Contemporary and action-packed, Bowler has produced another psychological thriller that twists until the last page. (Daily Mail )
The visionary, the numinous, the unexplained - that is the soul of this book, and that is what distinguishes the best of Bowler's work (SF Said, Guardian )
one of the truly individual voices in British teenage fiction (Independent )
Praise for Bloodchild: reminded me of Stephen King at his best. It's convincing, atmospheric and creepy. (Charlie Higson, Mail on Sunday )
Contemporary and action-packed, Bowler has produced another psychological thriller that twists until the last page. (Daily Mail )
The visionary, the numinous, the unexplained - that is the soul of this book, and that is what distinguishes the best of Bowler's work (SF Said, Guardian )
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A breathtaking and eagerly-anticipated new novel from Tim Bowler
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I really enjoyed Buried Thunder by Tim Bowler. I took the book on holiday and raced through it. The story grips you from Page 1 and never lets go. It could be a described as a straight forward exciting mystery thriller, but Buried Thunder is much more than that. There are dark, psychological and disturbing elements to the story. The reader has to decide whether Maya's experiences are real or imagined. There are twists and turns all through the book; just when you are totally sure that there is a clear explanation for the events or a character indentified as the culprit a new revelation causes an immediate reassessment. A wonderfully enjoyable read.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Buried Thunder is the first of Tim Bowler's books that I have read and I now intend to find as much of his back catalogue as possible, and read the lot. Aimed at teenagers, this story is a pychological thriller that is dark, intense, compelling and at times a little disturbing. It is clear to see why Tim Bowler is a previous winner of the Carneigie Medal - this is original and compelling stuff.
The story revolves around Maya and her family; Mum, Dad and brother Tom. The family have recently moved into The Rowan Tree, a small hotel in a sleepy village. Maya can't settle, she senses a presence in the hotel, something evil that is with her all of the time - accompanied by scratchings, growls and the glint of those yellow eyes, she is beginning to lose her mind.
Maya is drawn to those fox eyes and when she follows them and fnds herself in the forest, looking at two dead bodies, she is terrified. This is just the start of what is really a spine-chilling and eerie story. The story is tense, menacing and gripping. The twists and turns in the story throw up so many questions that it is not until the very end that the mystery is solved - and even then - is it really sold? There was a sense of darkness and terror in the last sentence that was quite chilling.
The reader is left with so many questions; what exactly did Maya see? Why did she see it? Was it all fantasy - or real?
A brilliantly clever author and a gripping story.
The story revolves around Maya and her family; Mum, Dad and brother Tom. The family have recently moved into The Rowan Tree, a small hotel in a sleepy village. Maya can't settle, she senses a presence in the hotel, something evil that is with her all of the time - accompanied by scratchings, growls and the glint of those yellow eyes, she is beginning to lose her mind.
Maya is drawn to those fox eyes and when she follows them and fnds herself in the forest, looking at two dead bodies, she is terrified. This is just the start of what is really a spine-chilling and eerie story. The story is tense, menacing and gripping. The twists and turns in the story throw up so many questions that it is not until the very end that the mystery is solved - and even then - is it really sold? There was a sense of darkness and terror in the last sentence that was quite chilling.
The reader is left with so many questions; what exactly did Maya see? Why did she see it? Was it all fantasy - or real?
A brilliantly clever author and a gripping story.
Format:Hardcover
This is the first Tim Bowler book that I have read and I began reading this book after reading the first two chapters in another "teaser" booklet. So I am by no means an expert on this author, his work or style.
I have to say, sadly the beginning, with its mystery and suspense, was a lot more promising and interesting then the ending, with its rather mundanely obvious resolution. H however, that a number of questions do remain, even when the book has finished - those questions relate more to the way the events unfolded as oppose to the way the events finished, so the book does stay with you for a while making you go over things that you have read, trying to make sense of all of it.
The characters are not one dimensional, but I can't say they were much three dimensional either - I guess they were, for the lack of better explanation, two dimensional, in that each had a particular way of behaving and stuck with that throughout the story, yet the majority of them were very stereotypical and that made them that tiny bit less realistic. Further, the story line is gripping enough that it made me, from about 2/3 of the way into the book until the end, just want to keep reading and reading until I finished it, which is always a good sign.
Overall, I would recommend this to someone who is in need of a tale far away from their ordinary life, but who does not expect the heights of Harry Potter in terms of craftsmanship and intrigue with the characters and the story...
I have to say, sadly the beginning, with its mystery and suspense, was a lot more promising and interesting then the ending, with its rather mundanely obvious resolution. H however, that a number of questions do remain, even when the book has finished - those questions relate more to the way the events unfolded as oppose to the way the events finished, so the book does stay with you for a while making you go over things that you have read, trying to make sense of all of it.
The characters are not one dimensional, but I can't say they were much three dimensional either - I guess they were, for the lack of better explanation, two dimensional, in that each had a particular way of behaving and stuck with that throughout the story, yet the majority of them were very stereotypical and that made them that tiny bit less realistic. Further, the story line is gripping enough that it made me, from about 2/3 of the way into the book until the end, just want to keep reading and reading until I finished it, which is always a good sign.
Overall, I would recommend this to someone who is in need of a tale far away from their ordinary life, but who does not expect the heights of Harry Potter in terms of craftsmanship and intrigue with the characters and the story...
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